Cover of Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

  • 2001 first published
  • 185 pages

Kathleen Karr's Playing with Fire (2001) is an occult fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in Long Island, N.Y.. Key subjects include Seashore, mothers and daughters, psychics and Occult.

At about 185 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Seashore
  • Mothers and daughters
  • Psychics
  • Occult
  • Occultism
  • Long island, N.y.
  • Children's fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Playing with Fire?

Playing with Fire was written by Kathleen Karr and first published in 2001.

What genre is Playing with Fire?

It is usually shelved as Occult Fiction.

How long is Playing with Fire?

The median edition has 185 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Playing with Fire?

Readers who like it often enjoy Serpent's Kiss, The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night and Marked.

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